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Fort Collins, CO vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield has 53.8% less rainy days than Fort Collins.
- Bakersfield has 14.8% more Sunny Days than Fort Collins.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Bakersfield scores 12.5% better than Fort Collins
 Fort Collins, COBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny237  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9786
 Avg. Jan. Low15  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4042443
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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